Ingredients present in food packaging can leach into the food. Depending on the materials used, ingredients can leach contaminants that may cause serious health problems. These food packaging ...

Dust in the food and beverage industry is much more than a housekeeping nuisance — it’s directly tied to food safety, product quality, worker safety and regulatory compliance.

Today, the FDA doubled-down on its flawed 2005 and 2017 decisions to allow the hazardous chemical perchlorate to be added to dry food packaging. The FDA denied a request for a public hearing submitted ...

Using the same mechanism that resulted in the banning of cyclamates in 1970, a group of public health watchdog organizations is challenging the FDA’s decision not to ban perchlorate in food packaging.

JDI Distribution employs a one-stop approach for packaging and distributing consumer products. Machine automation makes copacking for pouches, stick packs and more a streamlined process for white ...

Food packaging has a number of key roles. Firstly, it aims to keep food safe from its environment, so it doesn’t get dirty or contaminated. Secondly, it makes it more convenient to transport. Thirdly, ...

Dr. Rasheeda Khanam from Gitam University has patented an eco-friendly bioplastic made from dairy waste, specifically ghee residue. This innovative material, enhanced with glycerol, beeswax, chitin, ...

A recent review in Processes presents various aspects of edible food packaging, focusing on single-use, fast-dissolving edible pouches. Plastic food packaging, typically non-biodegradable, is a ...

Wrapping food in plastic can reduce spoilage, but there are some big downsides – for a start it doesn't work all that well, and it creates waste that can clog up landfills and our oceans for years.